Kenmore 32607 Owners Manual - Page 9

Water Piping Water temperature over 125°F (52°0) can cause severe burns instantly resulting in severe injury or death. Children, the elderly, and the physically or mentally disabled are at highest riskfor scald injury. Feel water before bathing or showering. Temperature limiting valves are available. Read instruction manual for safe temperature setting. HOTTER WATER CAN SCALD: Water heaters are intended to produce hot water. Water heated to a temperature which will satisfy clothes washing, dish washing, and other sanitizing needs can scald and permanently injure you upon contact. Some people are more likely to be permanently injured by hot water than others. These include the elderly, children, the infirm, or physically/mentally handicapped. If anyone using hot water in your home fits into one of these groups or if there is a local code or state law requiring a certain temperature water at the hot water tap, then you must take special precautions. In addition to using the lowest possible temperature setting that satisfies your hot water needs, a means such as a mixing valve, shall be used at the hot water taps used by these people or at the water heater. Mixing valves are available at plumbing supply or hardware stores. Follow manufacturers instructions for installation of the valves. Before changing the factory setting on the thermostat, read the "Temperature Regulation" section in this manual. See Figure 8 for mixing valve usage. COLD WATER SHUTOFF VALVE J 1 TEMPERED WATER OUTLET VACUUM RELIEF REQUIRED BY SOME CODES (REFER TO LOCAL CODES} *MiXiNG VALVE TEMPERATURE-PRESSURE WATiFER-OO O j_" HOT RELIEF VALVE IOUV'L] 0 meter with a check valve, etc.., in the cold water supply; means must be provided to control thermal expansion. Contact the local utility or Sears Service Center on how to control this situation. NOTE: If using copper tubing, solder tubing to an adapter before attaching the adapter to the water connections. Do not solder the water supply lines directly to the connections. It will harm the fittings on the water heater. Property Damage Hazard . Avoid water heater damage. - Install thermal expansion tank if necessary. - Do not apply heat to cold water inlet. - Contact qualified installer or service agency. NOTE: To protect against untimely corrosion of hot and cold water fittings, it is strongly recommended that di electric unions or couplings be installed on this water heater when connected to copper pipe, 1. Look at the side of the water heater. The hot water outlet is marked hot. Put two or three turns of teflon tape around the threaded end of the threaded-to-sweat coupling and around the 3/4" threaded nipple. Using flexible connectors, connect the hot water pipe to the hot water outlet of the water heater. 2. Look at the side of the water heater. The cold water inlet is marked cold. Put two or three turns of teflon tape around the threaded end of the threaded-to-sweat coupling and around the 3/4" threaded nipple. Using flexible connectors, connect the cold water pipe to the cold water inlet of the water heater. FLEXIBLE _ WATER _ CONNECTORS 3/4" THREADED d"_'b"_ CONNECTIONS _ ' HOTOUTLET TO HOUSE ELBOW ACCESS PANEL FIGURE 8. Figure 9 shows the attachment water heater. The water heater connections. of the water piping to the is equipped with 3/4" water If a water heater is installed in a closed water supply system; such as one having a back-flow preventer, check valve, water VALVE !COLDmNLETWATER LINE DRAIN VALVE RGURE 9. NOTE: Your water heater loss from the tank. Further accomplished water heater. by insulating is insulated to minimize heat reduction in heat loss can be the hot water lines from the